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VACCINE SKEPTICS RALLY IN D.C. TODAY AT A PROTEST HEADLINED BY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.
Newsweek ^ | 3-31-2017 | Jessica Wapner

Posted on 04/01/2017 6:49:38 AM PDT by azkathy

Vaccine fears are on display today in Washington, D.C. A group called Revolution for Truth is leading an anti-vaccine event that includes a rally outside the National Press Club and talks by at least 15 speakers. The day will culminate with a speech by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken opponent to vaccines and founder of the World Mercury Project. The stated purpose of the event is to protest the biased media coverage, exploitation by the pharmaceutical industry and government protection that, the group says, perpetuate the use of what it says are dangerous inoculations.

Several dozen people gathered outside the National Press Club this morning, protecting protest signs with umbrellas. “Safety before profit,” said one sign. “Children I love suffer serious vaccine injuries,” said another. “Our children are not lab rats,” read yet another. Rally leaders with a megaphone led chants of “CNN, tell the truth! CDC, tell the truth! No vaccine mandates! No more lies!”

Many signs and chants called for a government subpoena of William Thompson, a psychologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thompson was part of the CDC research team that investigated whether thimerosal-containing vaccines were linked to an increased incidence of autism. Following an interview by Andrew Wakefield, the British doctor known for his role in fueling the widely embraced belief that vaccines cause autism, Thompson became suspected of omitting data linking vaccines and autism in black children from the published CDC study.

Meanwhile, on a rain-soaked sidewalk outside the National Press Club, one sign summarized the conspiracy that many anti-vaccine protesters believe is behind the continued administration of vaccines to children: “Med-Pharma compensates government that mandates; doctor vaccinates; child deteriorates; Congress obfuscates. Subpoena Dr. Thompson! #CDCWhistleblower.”

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My post to Congressman Jason Chaffetz yesterday, "Vaccine injuries are real and devastating. One in 68 children now has autism. Autism should be declared a national emergency and a higher priority. I support an independent vaccine safety commission and request that you subpoena CDC Whistleblower Dr. William Thompson."
1 posted on 04/01/2017 6:49:38 AM PDT by azkathy
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To: puppypusher; Yaelle; kara37; Norseman; Black Agnes; LucyT; Nextrush; Buckeye McFrog

Ping!!

Imagine that, someone in the Media actually acknowledged that people are concerned about vaccine safety.


2 posted on 04/01/2017 6:54:53 AM PDT by azkathy (We the people are FED UP-pun intended!!!)
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To: azkathy
We'll never know, but ...

I wonder how many "protesters" in today's cold, rainy day, will continue to live because they were inoculated WAAYYY back there when they were a child, by the urgency of their lame, unprogressive parents.

3 posted on 04/01/2017 6:55:58 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true)
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To: azkathy

It’s undeniably true...

You can’t get Autism if you’re dead from Polio.


4 posted on 04/01/2017 6:58:59 AM PDT by humblegunner
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To: knarf

I don’t see how it helps their cause, to trot out well know liberal loudmouth druggie RFK Jr. Has he switched from bitching about global warming to another cause???


5 posted on 04/01/2017 7:00:31 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: azkathy

I’m not 100% convinced that vaccines are the devil (or his work), but I am very, very skeptical. I think one REALLY easy and cheap study could be a double-blind study:

(1) 10,000 people who get the normal flu shot (study group)

(2) 10,000 people who get injected with saline (placebo group)

(3) 10,000 people who do neither (control group)

I would actually be curious to see the results for each of the groups above. I havent taken a flu shot since I retired from the AF in 2002. I don’t perceive that I’ve been any sicker or healthier than I was when I was getting shot every year. And, no, I am not a germaphobe nor was I somebody who megadosed on vitamins or other measures, and yes, for a lot of this time I was hanging around kids as my daughter was growing up (and since she’s fully grown, I still don’t shy away from any place).


6 posted on 04/01/2017 7:00:32 AM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Well ... apparently he got rid of all the unexploded land mines in Europe ....

What's an empty suit to do ?

7 posted on 04/01/2017 7:02:04 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true)
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To: markomalley

You have a great idea, too bad the CDC won’t do the studies that have been requested for years.


8 posted on 04/01/2017 7:04:06 AM PDT by azkathy (We the people are FED UP-pun intended!!!)
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To: markomalley
What are you .... my twin ?

I could have written the exact same thing.

And that empirical fact has served me well in my life as a young man, a parent and now an old geezer with stage 3/4 emphysema.

ALL my troubles are either my own fault or the result of a weakening immuno system.

9 posted on 04/01/2017 7:06:05 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Running for governor of IL?


10 posted on 04/01/2017 7:07:34 AM PDT by Daffynition ("The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder" - The MLN didn't make Trump, so they can't break Trump.)
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To: azkathy
I think local environment also has a part in the process.

People in Boston don't amble about in a "climate" similar to people in say, Arizona or Minnesota.

But still ... a simple test, easily and cheaply conducted.

11 posted on 04/01/2017 7:09:14 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true)
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To: knarf

He could stomp around in Vietnam a bit.


12 posted on 04/01/2017 7:11:34 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: azkathy
Grownups should have a choice. Case in point is the Lyme Disease vaccine. It was available for humans until some hysterical group raised enough hell that the manufacturer withdrew it from the market. Mind you, no one was ever injured by the vaccine. It was hysteria over the mere possibility that it might harm someone, somewhere. The identical vaccine has been given to dogs for year after year with no problem.

I would like a choice. I spend a lot time in the woods and fields, and it becomes a huge pain in the butt to treat your clothes with permethrin, then use 100% deet when you go out, and then inspecting yourself for ticks later. I'm sure that wearing clothes that have been soaked in permethrin is probably more risky than any Lyme disease vaccine.

I know friends and acquaintances who have gotten Lyme disease. It is a chronic condition and has residual effects for years after you have been "cured". It is like getting rheumatoid arthritis. Biologically Lyme disease is most similar to syphilis, being caused by a similar bacteria.

I want my vaccine for Lyme disease.

13 posted on 04/01/2017 7:17:48 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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To: onedoug

I’m sure there’s a punji pit or two still out there.


14 posted on 04/01/2017 7:17:59 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true)
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To: azkathy

Are you marching behind Robert Kennedy? Lemmings over the cliff, lol. Good luck with that.


15 posted on 04/01/2017 7:18:56 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: azkathy
I don't know enough about this issue to voice any advice. What I do know is the VA has made a determination that based on empirical studies of military personnel who were routinely immunized to everything on the planet there has been a far greater incidence of dementia than in the non military experience universe. This info was provided by my county veterans advocate at a recent meeting I attended.
16 posted on 04/01/2017 7:20:01 AM PDT by Mouton (There is a new sheriff in town.)
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To: humblegunner

I am waiting patiently for our wonderful media to report on the CDC Spider whistleblowers “We are a group of scientists at CDC that are very concerned about the current state of ethics at our agency. It appears that our mission is being influenced and shaped by outside parties and rogue interests. It seems that our mission and Congressional intent for our agency is being circumvented by some of our leaders. What concerns us most, is that it is becoming the norm and not the rare exception. Some senior management officials at CDC are clearly aware and even condone these behaviors. Others see it and turn the other way. Some staff are intimidated and pressed to do things they know are not right. We have representatives from across the agency that witness this unacceptable behavior. It occurs at all levels and in all of our respective units. These questionable and unethical practices threaten to undermine our credibility and reputation as a trusted leader in public health. We would like to see high ethical standards and thoughtful, responsible management restored at CDC. We are asking that you do your part to help clean up this house! “

You can’t get Polio if you are dead from SIDS either. Did you know that SIDS is the leading cause of infant mortality in the US? Did you know that our so called experts recommend that newborn babies are ALL given a shot for Hep B on their first day of life? Unless their Mom is a heroin addict or they are sexually active there is absolutely no need for that. So, what good reason is there for using newborn babies as labrats? You do realize there are no studies on what this will do to ALL the babies.


17 posted on 04/01/2017 7:20:40 AM PDT by azkathy (We the people are FED UP-pun intended!!!)
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To: knarf

I wonder how many “protesters” in today’s cold, rainy day, will continue to live because they were inoculated WAAYYY back there when they were a child, by the urgency of their lame, unprogressive parents.

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It’s not the vaccines themselves( most of the time) but the scheduling that is the problem IMHO. Even our POTUS thinks so ....a 2 month old can not take vaccines against 8 or even more diseases in one 5 minute period....it’s not smart and not the way it was done WAYYYYY back when


18 posted on 04/01/2017 7:23:43 AM PDT by R.I.chopper
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To: knarf
What are you .... my twin ?

I could have written the exact same thing.

I'm a skeptic. Pure and simple.

And any time when a "scientist" starts cooking the books, my skepticism rises dramatically.

When they aren't willing to discuss (or study) something, then science turns into religion and "consensus" turns into dogma.

And my religion is Catholicism, not pantheistic humanism.

And in my religion, before something is declared a dogma, it goes through a very, very rigorous and exacting process before it is accepted as an axiom (dogma).

It's an amazing thing that my religion has higher standards of scientific rigor than the "science" we see behind vaccinations and the "science" we see behind anthropogenic climate change.

19 posted on 04/01/2017 7:25:30 AM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: azkathy

Autism has a genetic basis as well as unknown factors. I have a disabled child, but I am not blaming a technology that has saved at least a hundred million lives.


20 posted on 04/01/2017 7:31:37 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed)
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